Village · Kahara, Saharsa
# Bangaon

Bangaon is a village in Kahara sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code 852216. The 2011 Census counted 30,061 people in 6,244 households, the 1st largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.
- 30,061 people (2011)
- 6,244 households
- 64.9% literacy
- 852216 PIN code

## Bangaon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bangaon is 852216. Bangaon falls in Kahara sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.
- PIN code 852216
- Gram panchayat Bangaon East, Bangaon North, Bangaon South
- Community development block Kahara
- Census village code 226420

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bangaon from nearby towns?
- Kahara (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ) 10 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bangaon?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Bangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 15 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 5 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bangaon known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 72% of the 2,259 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,095 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bangaon

Of every 100 households in Bangaon in 2011, 35 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bangaon · ■ Kahara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 35% 17%
- Toilet within the home 36% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 63% 76%
- Tap water 3% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 63% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 90%
- Use banking services 47% 35%
- Television 17% 12%
- Mobile phone 47% 42%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 36% 35%
- Own their home 98% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bangaon?

■ Bangaon · ■ Kahara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.9% 57.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 929 938
- Working population 30.9% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 54.9% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1,423 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,946 (21%) · ■ Household industry 291 (3%) · ■ Other work 2,374 (26%) · ■ Marginal 3,247 (35%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kahara
- Solindabad 10,459 people
- Nariar 9,650 people
- Chainpur Uttar Khand 8,144 people
- Patuwaha 5,493 people

All 43 villages in Kahara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bangaon? 852216
- How far is Bangaon from Saharsa? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Bangaon? 30,061 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bangaon in? Saharsa district (Kahara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bangaon? 64.9% (Census 2011)

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